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Killing Rommel
Written by Steven Pressfield
Narrated by Alfred Molina
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Steven Pressfield's quintet of acclaimed, bestselling novels of ancient warfare- Gates of Fire, Tides of War, Last of the Amazons, The Virtues of Wa,r and The Afghan Campaign- have earned him a reputation as a master chronicler of military history, a supremely literate and engaging storyteller, and an author with acute insight into the minds of men in battle. In Killing Rommel Pressfield extends his talents to the modern world with a WWII tale based on the real-life exploits of the Long Range Desert Group, an elite British special forces unit that took on the German Afrika Korps and its legendary commander, Field Marshal Erwin Rommel, "the Desert Fox." Autumn 1942. Hitler's legions have swept across Europe; France has fallen; Churchill and the English are isolated on their island. In North Africa, Rommel and his Panzers have routed the British Eighth Army and stand poised to overrun Egypt, Suez, and the oilfields of the Middle East. With the outcome of the war hanging in the balance, the British hatch a desperate plan-send a small, highly mobile, and heavily armed force behind German lines to strike the blow that will stop the Afrika Korps in its tracks. Narrated from the point of view of a young lieutenant, Killing Rommel brings to life the flair, agility, and daring of this extraordinary secret unit, the Long Range Desert Group. Stealthy and lethal as the scorpion that serves as their insignia, they live by their motto: Non Vi Sed Arte-Not by Strength, by Guile as they gather intelligence, set up ambushes, and execute raids. Killing Rommel chronicles the tactics, weaponry, and specialized skills needed for combat, under extreme desert conditions. And it captures the camaraderie of this "band of brothers" as they perform the acts of courage and cunning crucial to the Allies' victory in North Africa. As in all of his previous novels, Pressfield powerfully renders the drama and intensity of warfare, the bonds of men in close combat, and the surprising human emotions and frailties that come into play on the battlefield. A vivid and authoritative depiction of the desert war, Killing Rommel brilliantly dramatizes an aspect of World War II that hasn't been in the limelight since Patton. Combining scrupulous historical detail and accuracy with remarkable narrative momentum, this galvanizing novel heralds Pressfield's gift for bringing more recent history to life
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Steven Pressfield
Steven Pressfield has been an enthusiastic golfer since the age of ten. He is the author of the novel Gates of Fire and a well-known screenwriter whose screenplays include "Above the Law" and "Freejack." He lives in the Los Angeles area.
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- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5I hadn't read Pressfield before, I'm impressed.
Yes, I could have done without the love interest angle, a device that added nothing to this excellent novel, in my opinion. But, let's face it, I'm a fighter, not a lover and perhaps other types of readers would be more tolerant of this. And yes, I thought that the predictable meeting with Rommel amongst the Afrika Corps Engineers was a little weak and contrived, but I suppose it was necessary (although, I am sure that the novel would not have suffered from the absence of this chapter).
But hell, it still rocked. Especially for an amateur history nerd whose particular fields of interest are military/WWII/German/Rommel. I gobbled up the whole audiobook in a couple of days.
Reckon, I'll give one of his other books a tumble, perhaps Gates of Fire.1 person found this helpful
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Perfekt geeignet für Enthusiasten, auch mit Stanfard Englisch kentnissen !
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Pressfield at its best. Impressive narrative and story. detail put in makes you feel apart of the story.